How school absence varies from day to day
Absence tends to be lowest on Wednesday mornings and (perhaps unsurprisingly) highest on Friday afternoons.
Absence tends to be lowest on Wednesday mornings and (perhaps unsurprisingly) highest on Friday afternoons.
Absence overall has decreased this term, but sickness absence is as high as it's been during the pandemic
We look at how many pupils were educated off-site, dual-registered and absent due to exclusion in the week ending 8th October 2021
An overview of persistent absence in primary schools so far this year compared to 2019/20 and 2020/21
Absence in primary schools in the first half-term of this year was better than last year, but is still worse than pre-pandemic. A reduction in COVID infections is needed to avoid disruption this half-term.
Read the headline findings from an ongoing study exploring the effects of COVID on the attainment gap